Fay M. Jackson (May 8, 1902 — June 3, 1979) was an American journalist based in Los Angeles.

She was the first credentialed black Hollywood correspondent, but also covered domestic and international political and cultural topics.

"Young and aggressive, Miss Jackson's varied experiences in newspaper work fits her admirably for the duties we have assigned her and we have every belief that she will set a high standard in American Negro journalism," Barnett said in 1937.

"[2] In 1932, Fay M. Jackson directed publicity for the re-election campaign of white Senator Samuel M.

[6][7] In 1938, she founded the Cinema League of Colored Peoples, to shape the representation of racial minority characters and stories in Hollywood films.